CROWNING JEWEL

With its eye-catching hourglass silhouette, royal blue glaze and throne-like appearance, this is one bon-vivant stool that deserves its sovereign status. In fact, the Du Roy ceramic stool pays homage to the central character from Bel-ami, Guy de Maupassant’s novel, which chronicles Duroy’s rise to royal power. Part of a set of similarly noble design pieces, consider Du Roy the reigning monarch. €475, Maison Dada